December Carryduff Focus

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Welcome Contents Articles: 6 22 30 32 35 36 40

Books A gift for you at Christmas

Seasonal Recipe Roast Turkey

Christmas Postal Dates Technology Christmas Gadgets - Her

Buster Nature Focus December

Movie Focus Ouija & 22 Jump Street

Puzzles: 8 Wordsearch Christmas 12 Codeword 14 Crossword 18 Sudoku 24 Quiz - Christmas Music 30 Wordwheel 50 & 51 Puzzle Solutions

Regulars: 39 Useful Numbers 38-49 Community Pages 50 Index Deadline for adverts for the January issue:

Wed 10th December

to your December magazine

Hello again everyone,

The last magazine of the year, and it’s truly in the festive spirit. Lots of our local businesses want to wish you a Happy Christmas, and to say thanks for your business in 2014 so look out for the Christmas messages dotted throughout this issue. We’ve also loads of reading for you on the Community Pages - as usual there’s lots going on.

I should give a special mention to the fantastic pop up market that’s going to be taking place at the Carryduff Shopping Centre on 6th December. Just turn to the centre pages to read all about it. Carryduff is crying out for something like this at the moment, so I hope lots of you can go along with all the family and really enjoy the atmosphere.

I wouldn't miss it, - hope to see you there!

Continuing my revamp theme of the last few issues, I’ve been busy organising a brand new front cover for all three Local Focus titles. It’s looking good! When you get your January magazine, you may not recognise it at first, but it will still be the same little community mag on the inside!

I’ll add my own good wishes here too - I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and thanks to you all (readers, advertisers, contributors and distributors) for your support for the magazine throughout 2014.

Until next time....

Deirdre

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Killynure Green OakleeTrinity are pleased to announce Killynure Green, Carryduff a pioneering energy efficient social housing development. The development will comprise of 43 dwellings with a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses designed to meet the Code level 5 of the UK Code for Sustainable Homes (Carbon Neutral). The innovative energy features within the properties will enable future tenants to save in heating, energy and electricity costs whilst being part of a community within a popular residential area of Belfast.

The development is estimated for completion in January 2015.

An exciting new energy efficient development coming to Carryduff

OakleeTrinity will allocate the properties from the Northern Ireland Social Housing Waiting List through the Housing Selection Scheme. If you would like further information about this exciting development please contact OakleeTrinity on 0845 073 0005 or via email enquiries@oakleetrinity.org.uk.

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Sudoku

Solution on page 51

How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through to 9, with no repetition.

That's all there is to it! You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

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Christmas Menu 2014

We are a local home bakery & catering business based on our own farm between Carryduff & Moneyrea

Christmas Cakes

6” decorated rich fruit cake £15 8” decorated Victoria Sponge Cake £20

Christmas Cupcakes - Mixed Flavours Box of 2 - £3 Box of 4 - £4 Box of 6 - £6 Box of 12 - £10 Box 12 mini cupcakes- £5 A box of cupcakes is an ideal gift - especially for school teachers!

Desserts Extensive range of other desserts available - contact us for details Party Size Pavlova Base £6 Party Size Dressed Pavlova £12.50 Family Size Pavlova Base £4.50 Family Size Dressed Pavlova £7.75 Red Berry Roulade (Serves 6-8) £7.75 Irish Cream Chocolate Profiteroles (Box of 10) £4.50 Chocolate Fudge Cake (Serves 8-10) £8 Raspberry Tiramisu (serves 6-8) £7.75

Cheesecakes (Baileys, White Chocolate & Cointreau, Mint Chocolate, Irish Whisky, Ferrero Rocher)

Family Size (serves 6-8) £7.75 Party Size (serves 10-12) £15

All Butter Christmas Shortbread - 8 pieces £2.80 Wheaten Loaves - £2 each Box of 12 meringue shells - £1.50 Homemade Mince Pies (Box of 6) - £2.75

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A POP-UP CHRISTMAS AT CARRYDUFF SHOPPING CENTRE! SHOP LOCAL THIS CHRISTMAS AT THIS ONE DAY CHRISTMAS MARKET THAT IS RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP. Excitement is building for the very first Pop Up event to be held in the Carryduff Shopping Centre on Saturday 6 December, 10am- 4pm.

Pop Up Carryduff is a Castlereagh Borough Council initiative supported by the Northern Ireland Executive through the Department for Social Development. The motivation behind the event is to inject economic activity and community life back into the heart of Carryduff, encouraging both local businesses and local residents to get involved.

The event will have something for all the family with a children’s activity den that will feature t-shirt printing, face painting, story-telling, clay modelling, and hand weaving. The weekly fresh food shop can be taken care of at the farmers market, with many of the food producers from the Inns Market in Newtownbreda coming along.

Visitors to Inns Market will be familiar with regulars such as Passion Preserved, Kearney Blue, Cherry Valley Farm, Man Made, Go Yeast, Still Waters Fishing, McCarthy Meats and Mange Tout Patisserie. Street food vendors Jolly Pies, Matassa & Carville and Pizza Vantastica among others, will also be in attendance. As it is the festive season, we couldn’t be without a turkey or two, so we will be joined by specialist free range farm, Buchanan Turkeys.

Yvonne Burke, Economic Development Officer with Castlereagh Borough Council, expresses that “We are really hoping to encourage local residents to

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support the event and to shop local this Christmas.

With the changing face of the retail landscape, consumers are more conscious of where their food is sourced and the positive impact on the local economy of buying local. Our aim is to reinforce that ethos.

Economic revitalisation is a key remit for Castlereagh Borough Council, and there has been a lack of vision and strategic direction in many suburban shopping districts as to how to differentiate themselves from mainstream shopping centres.

“The importance of the shopping experience is under-rated and misunderstood by traditional retailers. Shopping is now seen as a leisure pursuit. We are hoping that the Pop Up event at Carryduff will showcase how you can tie in the weekly food shop with weekend pursuits.”

There will be plenty to keep the little ones entertained in the activity den, plus street entertainers, fitness workshops, and a bicycle clinic - you can even get your Christmas shopping underway at the gift and craft collective. With the obligatory weekend specialist coffee fix and chill out zone, there really is no excuse not to shop on your door step this coming Saturday, 6 December in the heart of Carryduff Shopping Centre, 10am-4pm.

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Merry Christmas to all our Customers from Alan and all the staff in Spar Carryduff

Ends 21st December 2014

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Richard would like to wish all his customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thanks for your custom in 2014 and inlook forward to helping you again in 2015

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HOME CARE PODIATRY For an appointment, please call Laura on

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Christmas Opening Hours at Chic Beauty Clinic, Emerson House, Carryduff

MONDAY 22ND DEC: from 10am Tuesday 23rd Dec: 10am-8.30pm Christmas Eve: 9am-1pm (open to 3pm for vouchers and gifts)

Closed: REOPEN: Closed: REOPEN:

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Gift Vouchers and Dermalogica Gift Sets Available

Bronagh and the girls would like to wish all their clients a very Merry Christmas

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TUESDAY Shaws Bridge Ramada Plaza Hotel, 117 Milltown Road, Belfast 10am, 5:30pm & 7:30pm Tel: Johnny 07568 503 603

THURSDAY Carryduff Ivanhoe Hotel, Saintfield Road, Carryduff 5:15pm & 7:15pm Tel: Alice 07765 824 294

wish all their customers a very Merry Christmas Thank you for your custom in 2014 Tel: 028 9081 4197 or 028 9086 2872 www.classicblindsni.co.uk

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OPEN MONDAYS UNIT 14, CARRYDUFF SHOPPING CENTRE BELFAST BT8 8RB

BEAUTY, NAILS & TANNING SALON

Tel: 028 9081 5775

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Spend £50 or more in December and....

get a £5 voucher to spend in January when you spend £20 or more (voucher only valid for treatments)

The staff of Factor 1 would like to wish all our clients a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Nature Focus In another of our series of articles about our local environment, Helen Long writes about her observations of nature, right here in Carryduff

I love birdsong, but let’s face it, there’s precious little of it about in December!

And yet…there is some, even at this most dark and depressing time of the year. You will probably have to listen hard to hear it, though. Robins often sing during winter, so it’s likely that you may be uplifted by hearing their thin treble wafting across the cold wintry air. The robin is such a symbol of Christmas that it seems only right that it should break into song, as well as shining out from thousands of Christmas cards!

There’s another relation of the robin, however, that I also associate with this time of year - the thrush. Or should I say the thrushes? For there are two types, the songthrush and the slightly larger and paler mistle thrush. I have heard both of these birds singing in December, and once - memorably - on a lovely clear, crisp Christmas morning while I was out walking the dog just a few years ago.

The other name for the mistle-thrush is the storm cock, as it is noted for singing into the teeth of a gale, often in the wintriest of conditions. We have plenty of them (both the wintry conditions and the mistle thrushes!) around Carryduff; but it is the one in Thomas Hardy’s poem that I always think of at the end of the year. ‘The Darkling Thrush’ describes how the ever-pessimistic Hardy saw only gloom and depression around him one evening at the close of the year, and indeed the close of the 19th century. But the heroic song of a thrush, ‘in blast-beruffled plume’ was the one thing in the landscape that gave him cause for cheer. It seemed to him that this bird was singing of ‘Some blessed hope whereof he knew, And I was unaware.’

I really think he had hit on something here. Nature has this wonderful way of uplifting us; of taking us out of the prosaic and mundane and transporting our minds and spirits to somewhere more elevated and enriching.

William Wordsworth (the great nature poet) had the same idea, where he claimed that nature encouraged him to feel ‘a sense sublime Of something far more deeply interfused, Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns…’

And as the sun sets ever earlier this month, may I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a blessed hope for the year ahead.

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An all inclusive school, welcoming all children

You are invited to come and visit us at our:

OPEN DAY: 7th January 2pm & 7pm Includes affordable wrap-around care, all year round.

Breakfast Club from 8am daily. After School Club open to 6pm daily.

Moneyrea Primary School Church Road, Moneyreagh. BT23 6BB

Principal: R H Greer Tel: 02890 448 443 Email: rgreer448@gmail.com www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk

Community Pages CARRYDUFF LIBRARY Closed Wed 24th Dec, re-opening Monday 5th Jan 15.

Temporary Opening Hours: Mon 1pm – 5pm Wed 11am – 6pm Fri 10am – 2pm Sat 10am - 1pm

Library Events and Activities for Dec: Storytime (ages 4-8yrs) – every Mon at 3.30pm Rhythm and Rhyme (0-4yrs) – Fri 12th Dec 11am Christmas Coffee morning - Friday 12th December 10.30 – 12.30pm.

Everyone welcome, no need to book!

Temporary changes to library opening hours As a result of budget cuts, Libraries NI has announced temporary changes to library opening hours. Every effort will be made to adhere to the published times. However, temporary ad hoc closures or changes to opening hours may occur. To check, please check the Libraries NI website or phone the Carryduff Library on 028 9081 3568.

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Free for non profit making organisations CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL Taking place at St Ignatius Parish Church in December, from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th December 2014.

A forest of Christmas trees infolding the Christmas story everyone welcome.

Opening service with switching on the lights Thursday 7pm.

Thurs 7pm to 10 pm Friday 10am to 10pm Saturday 10am to 6pm Sunday 12noon to 5pm There will also be some stalls and refreshments available throughout, including soup and wheaten bread from 12—3pm.

Please bring your family & Friends and enjoy something special this Christmas.

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Local Useful Numbers: HEALTH AMBULANCE 999 Carryduff Surgery 90 812211 Repeat Prescriptions 90 813266 GP Out of Hours 90 796220 Chemist 90 812405 Carryduff Dental Practice 90 812431 Church Road Dental Care 90 817848 Optician - Gillian Gervais 90 812890 Lagan Valley Hospital 92 665141 Royal Group of Hospitals 90 240503 City Hospital 90 329241 Ulster Hospital 90 484511 EMERGENCY FIRE/POLICE 999 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Quick Check Freephone 08000132290 NIE 08457 643 643 Phoenix Gas 0800 002 001 Water Service 08457 440 088 Street Lighting 90 253051 Castlereagh Council 90 494500 Police (Non-Emergency) 0845 600 8000 Lifeline 0808 808 8000 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 PIPS (Suicide Prevention) 90 755070 TRANSPORT AND TAKEAWAYS New Century 90 812755 John Dorey’s 90 814595 Jolly Fryer 90 812060 Khyber 90 813822 Translink (Ulsterbus & Metro) 90 666630 EDUCATION Carr Primary Carryduff Primary Millennium Primary Moneyrea Primary St Ita’s Primary St Joseph’s Primary

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Movie Focus

By Peter Stevenson

AT THE CINEMA: Ouija 15 (89 mins)

Horror movies have really gone downhill in the past 15-20 years. Perhaps this is because audiences are so much cannier when it comes to understanding the tricks directors use to tingle the spine or maybe they have just been rubbish.

Either way Ouija has come along, desperate to buck the trend. Supernatural phenomena, suicide, the ‘other side’, Ouija may have all these things but this does not guarantee a good movie or even a good storyline. Speaking of which: the movie begins with two young girls innocently playing with a Ouija board they have found, discovering how it works and experimenting with its effects. When the girls are given a short, sharp shock by the Ouija board, the action moves to the present day where these now adults and their circle of friends discover the Ouija board once again and slowly come to the realisation that they have awoken a dark spirit. Oh no!

Olivia Cooke and Shelley Hennig head the mundane cast, they all wander surprisingly nonchalantly (for a horror movie), screaming every so often but they prove more irritating than terrifying. The only semi-interesting character is Paulina Zander (Lin Shaye); an elderly inmate of a mental asylum whom Cooke meets in a vain attempt to find out exactly what she has done and how to end the demonic spirit’s playtime.

Director Stiles White (also a co-writer with Juliet Snowden) seems ambivalent or just unaware of the potential of some scenes to be truly blood-curdling, even his best attempt (the scenes with Shaye) is left awkwardly unfinished. Give me Jumanji any day! 2 / 5

On DVD: 22 Jump Street 15 (111 mins) Parodies, parodies, parodies…is parodying oneself really acceptable for an action/comedy? Well, apparently so; 22 Jump Street is so selfconscious, one half expects a word-for-word replica of 21 Jump Street.

As well as lampooning itself, 22 Jump Street does actually have a story: this time our two ‘heroes’ (in the loosest sense of the word), after having infiltrated and apprehended a high school drugs ring, make the logical leap to college, again for the purposes of disbanding a narcotics gang, this time, the purveyors of new drug: WHYPHY (seriously).

Despite its tendency towards the similar, this movie can boast some subtle but surprisingly insightful snippets of character development. The biggest concerns our two heroes, as they grow tired of each other’s shortfalls and idiosyncrasies. Each determined that their way is the best way to catch these particular criminals, they split-up (I use that phrase deliberately, the homoeroticism is palpable) and continue on their separate yet related missions. Both Hill and Tatum handle this aspect of the story with an air of understatement which it needs because if this connection between our heroes is not felt, the whole movie falls apart around them.

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller and screenwriters Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman do not stick to this rigid notion of parody, however, silliness is allowed free reign, for example, Tatum mixes up the phrase ‘carte blanche’ with actress Cate Blanchett. The movie really shines in these moments of complete stupidity (like Dumb & Dumber or any other film by the Farrelly brothers). It is so much better when this quirky stupidity is played out to its fullest extent, Jokes are always carefully tempered so it never becomes zany but they are always good enough to provide a thoroughly entertaining cop yarn. 4 / 5 40

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BIN COLLECTION HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS DECEMBER 2014 / JANUARY 2015 IF YOUR PLANNED BIN COLLECTION IS ON: Thursday 25th December 2014 – Grey Bin NO COLLECTION ON THIS DATE Alternative collection on Saturday 20th December 2014 Friday 26th December 2014 – Grey Bin NO COLLECTION ON THIS DATE Alternative collection from 29th - 31st December 2014 (+ 4 additional black bags*) st

Thursday 01 January 2015 – Recycling Bins NO COLLECTION ON THIS DATE Alternative collection on Saturday 3rd January 2015 Thursday 08th January 2015 – Grey Bin (+ 4 additional black bags*) *Additional bags will only be accepted when stated above

“Your Guide to Recycling Services & Yearly Collection Calendar” is available by contacting the Council on 02890 494600 or visit our website: www.castlereagh.gov.uk/ KerbCollect.asp

Household Recycling Centres Wed 24th Dec 9am - 4pm Thurs 25th Dec CLOSED Fri 26th Dec CLOSED Sat 27th Dec CLOSED Wed 31st Dec 9am—4pm Thurs 1st Jan CLOSED Last car admitted 10 mins before closing time

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Community Pages WILLOWFIELD CHURCH

Invites you to ‘A Fortnight before Christmas’ on Thursday 11th December at 7:30pm.

Join in the Carol Singing. Tickets on sale now - £10 for adults and £5 for children.

Call 02890 457654 149 My Lady’s Road Belfast

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL will host an Open Morning for parents considering application to the nursery and the primary school on Monday 15th December 2014 between 9:15am – 11:30am.

The Principal will address parents at 9:30am in the School Hall and you will then be able to view the school’s facilities .

CARRYDUFF PLAYGROUP AND PLAYCENTRE Saturday 13th December 10 am - 1pm at Carryduff Playcare.

Visit Santa, face painting, hot food and drinks, craft stalls.

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MILLENNIUM INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL Millennium IPS had a ‘Superhero’ day to help raise money for Children in Need. All the children designed their own Superhero characters. Our P1 teacher Mrs Mathieson had the difficult task of picking a winner from each class. Well done to all the children for taking part.

The whole school then took to the playground to take part in a ‘Superhero’ dance! We are delighted to have raised over £300 so far for Children in Need.

To mark Anti-Bullying Week, the P4 children at MIPS did a special anti-bullying assembly for the whole school. Through songs, poems and short skits they delivered the message that bullying will not be tolerated in our school.

We now have a new sign with messages about how to be a good friend as well as a ‘Friendship Stop’ for the playground so nobody will ever be left out.

We will hold our annual Open Day for prospective Nursery and P1 parents on Wednesday 10th December from 9.30 – 11.00 am and 7.00 – 9.00 pm. We will have a second open day on Thursday 8th January from 9.30 – 11.00 am. You are very welcome to come and visit our school on these days. The school principal, Mrs Mary Roulston, will give her address and explain how the application.

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CARRYDUFF HISTORICAL SOCIETY Meet at 8pm on Mon 8th December in Lough Moss Leisure Centre for the annual end of year Quiz Night (Members Only) ‘The George Bowsie Christmas Quiz www.carryduffhistoricalsociety.org.uk

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Don’t make a gift of your presents!

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Community Pages

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ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Yvonne Young and her husband John came into school to collect shoeboxes from the P5 pupils. Yvonne and John work for the Irish charity called ‘Hope’ which brings essential items to children in poorer countries in Europe and around the world.

Here at St Joseph’s we thought that this would be a worthwhile charity to support coming up to Christmas. We are lucky to receive so much, not just at Christmas but throughout the year, so it is nice to think about others and how we can help them. The shoeboxes have been lovingly decorated and filled with all kinds of items, both useful things and special treats. Around the 5 th of January when the children should be receiving our boxes, we will think of them and smile!

CARR PRIMARY SCHOOL held their Harvest Service on Friday 24th October 2014. A fantastic performance from all pupils who did themselves, the staff and their parents proud with wonderful performances, singing and readings.

The school would like to give a special word of thanks to Drumbo Presbyterian Church and Temple Farm and Fruit shop who supported their local primary school by lending us a variety of items to decorate our hall. It would not have been possible without your kindness. All food was donated to the Simon Community for their Lisburn Hostel and money donations went to our two sponsored children in Tanzania.

Congratulations to our October pupils of the month Hannah Glenn, Maddie McAuliffe, Ruth Clarke, Chloe Agnew and Hannah Clarke. Well done and keep up the good work.

(Hannah Clarke P1, pictured right). See our Open Day advert on opposite page

MESSY CHURCH AT ST IGNATIUS What is

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

Messy Church??? To help people encounter Jesus. It's for adults & Children to enjoy together and take part in messy activities and games to explore bible stories. Afterwards for a lively family worship and sit down for a meal together. Carryduff Parish is planning to hold the first one in January 2015!! If you feel you would like to be a part of this Messy Church team please contact Keith Shaw 07901 935205

The P7 classes had a treat when they enjoyed the potatoes planted by last year’s P7 pupils. We are studying the famine and wanted to understand why Ireland became so dependent on the potato. We ate them with butter, mayonnaise or salad cream – and with some scallions. What a feast!

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MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT Santa Dash Friday 5th December 8am to 10am Dash, Run or walk 1 mile around Ormeau Park to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Registration Fee: ÂŁ20 includes santa suit, coffee and bacon butties on completion.

To register or for more information, contact Joanne Young, 07779 289 179 or email: jyoung@macmillan.org.uk

CARRYDUFF WI Meetings on 2nd Monday of each month 7:30pm In St Ignatius Church Hall.

Varied programme, talks, demonstrations competitions, outings, tea and chat.

New members very welcome

NEWTOWNBREDA WI

028 90610538

Meets in Knockbreda Church Hall, Purdy’s Lane on the second Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Friday 12th December at 7.30pm is the 2014 Christmas Party.

More information from www.wini.org.uk

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Community Pages ABAANA CHALLENGE 48 A 24- 48 Hr SPONSORED SLEEPOUT or a 24-48 Hr SPONSORED FAST To support those living in poverty in Uganda - shelter, education and care for Street Children in Kampala - clean, safe water for rural communities - resources and training across Abaana’s schools To help, contact the Abaana office: 02891 451918 or email info@abaana.org Visit our website www.abaana.org/c48

LITTLE DIPPERS SWIMMING CLUB A family swimming club where children can learn to swim in a relaxed supervised environment at the Learner Pool, Robinson Centre, on Monday evenings during term time from 6:30pm to 7:10pm. (ages 4-11).

Vacancies for new members. Next sessions start 5th January 2015 and run until 22nd June with a restart after the Summer break on 7th September until 14th December 2015. For more information, contact George at 07905 739 730 or Billy at 07929 788 122.

CARRYDUFF PRIMARY SCHOOL What’s On: Scholastic Book Fair 1st – 5th Dec Open Night 2nd Dec School & Playgroup 6.30 – 8.00pm Connect Carol Service 7th Dec Lough Moss 4pm Christmas Concerts: P5 - P7 on 9th Dec, P1 - P4 on 10th Dec Jumping Clay Workshops 16th Dec Last day of term 19th Dec 12 pm finish P2 Zoolab (top right): The whole school recently enjoyed a visit from Zoolab. All manner of slimy, creepy and crawly creatures helped teach the pupils all about nocturnal animals. Oscar the rat was a real hit!

Free for non profit making organisations MILLENNIUM INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL is celebrating their 15th Anniversary. To mark this occasion the Parents Council are running a Gala Ball at the Ramada Inn, Shaw’s Bridge on 28th Feb 2015.

A large number of parents and staff are attending this ball but we would be delighted to welcome members of the community and any past parents and students.

If you are interested in finding out further information or purchasing tickets for the ball, please phone Tessa at the school office on 9081 3688.

ST ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Christmas Shows: P1 - Fri 5th Dec at 9.30am P2 - Tues 9th Dec at 9.30am Nursery Nativity - Wed 10th Dec. 10.30am & 1.10pm P3 – Wed 17th Dec at 9.30am St Ita’s Whole School Carol Service & Nativity - Thurs 18th Dec at 7pm

ST ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Whilst we were all enjoying our mid-term break, Irish dancers from all over Ulster were taking part in the FDTA Ulster Championships in Newry. Ben from Mrs Maguire’s P7 Class danced brilliantly in the Under 10’s division and was crowned ‘Ulster Champion’. Congratulations to Ben and all the dancers from Ballynafeigh School of Irish Dancing.

St Ita’s Open Morning will be held on Friday 12th December 2014, 9.15am 11.00am. Principal will address parents at 9.30am in School Assembly Hall.

The school will close for all pupils at 12.15pm on Friday 12th December 2014.

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139 Belfast Road, Lisdoonan, Saintfield, BT24 7HF

A shared School for a shared future School Motto

Promoting an educational experience which is:  High quality - developing motivated and engaged learners;  Integrated - children learning together; respecting each other and understanding their differences;  Child-centred - an approach which encourages all children to succeed and reach their full potential;  A nurturing environment - where every child is valued;  Holistic - encouraging development through music, languages, PE, outdoor playground facilities;  Modern and forward thinking - high level of technology equipment.

Comments from our inspection report include:  ‘Outstanding quality of pastoral provision both in the school and the nursery’  ‘The quality of the teaching, the majority of which was very good or outstanding’  ‘Outstanding learning opportunities provided through the play-based learning sessions both indoors and outdoors’  ‘Outstanding leadership at all management levels from the Principal, Vice-Principal, Numeracy & Literacy Coordinators’  ‘Very innovative and excellent uses of ICT throughout the school’

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You are invited to attend our Open Sessions: Open Morning & Evening 10th December 2014 9:30am - 11am & 7pm - 9pm Open Morning 8th January 2015 For enquiries, please ring: 028 9081 3688 Please mention the Carryduff Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

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Church Pages ST IGNATIUS PARISH CHURCH (CHURCH OF IRELAND) Rev Stephen Lowry 02890 812342 Celebrating: New Birth, New Life, New Hope, New Opportunities

Sunday Services: 9am, 10:30am, 6:30pm.

Wednesday Holy Communion: 10.30am followed by lunch on 4th Wednesday Parish Secretary: Jenny Eralp 90813489 Wed & Fri 9.30am-12.30pm Parish Prayer Meeting & Parish Home Group Bible Study ring for details Sorted: Sun 7:30pm-9pm (12-18yrs) Elaine Donnell 07957 554226 J-Club: Fri 7:30-9pm (P2-P7 age) Keith Shaw 07901 935205 S-Club: Sun 10:30-11:30am (3-13 yrs) Raymond Scott 02890 812515 Scouts: Thurs 7pm-9pm Gordon Crothers 02897 528026 Babies & Toddlers: Fri 10-11:30am. Bowling Club: Wed 7:30-9:30pm Golf Society: As arranged, contact office for details Ring for details on Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Rainbow Guides & Brownies

CARRYDUFF BAPTIST CHURCH www.carryduffbaptist.org Pastor - Gordon Walker 0777 962 5571 Or contact Church Elder Roy Donlop 028 90 813686 Sunday Meetings: 11am & 7pm Youth Fellowship Sun: 8:30pm Johnnie Black 90 449250 Parents and Toddlers Tues: 10am Maisie Smith 90 703336 Kids@Trailblazers Sun 11am Daphne Neill 028 92 660687 Bright Hour for Seniors 3rd Wed: 10:45am Rita Carson 90 815214 Campaigners (Boys) Wed: 6:45-8pm Ages 4-18 Jim Norris 90 813726 Girls Brigade Thurs: 6:45pm Emma Manning 90 449674 Fellowship Ladies 1st Monday Marion Moreland 90 644659 Men's 3rd Monday Fred 90 703336

Free for non profit making organisations CARRYDUFF ELIM CHURCH Pastor George Ritchie 028 90 817270 (crèche at Morning Service) Sunday Services: 11am Morning Worship and 6.30pm Noah’s Ark (Parent & Toddlers): Thursday 10am Healing Rooms: (Prayer for the Sick) Thursday 8pm Kidzone: Friday 6.30pm Young People’s Fellowship: Every Sunday Evening

NEWTOWNBREDA GOSPEL HALL Newtownbreda Rd, Belfast www.newtownbredagospelhall.com

Gospel Meeting: Sunday 7pm Sunday School: 3pm (Sept to June) Young People’s Meeting: Mon 7pm (Oct to March) For enquiries & transport ring William: 028 90 813500

PURDYSBURN GOSPEL HALL Belfast BT8 8lT

CARRYDUFF FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev David McLaughlin 028 90 815846 Sunday Services: 11:30am and 7pm (Half hour prayer meeting before services) Sabbath School & Bible Class: 10.15-11am Wilfred 90 813306 Childrens’ Meeting: Wed 7-7:50pm (Sept- April) Miriam 90 815846 Bible Study Group: Wed 8pm-9:30pm, Contact Minister Senior Youth Group: Fri 8pm (Sept- May) Mark Stronge 07882 109848 Mens Breakfast Club: 4-6 times per year, Contact Minister

MONEYREA NON-SUBSCRIBING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev Chris Wilson 028 90 449713 (Manse) or 07729 178093 Sunday Service: 11.30am Sunday School: 10:15am on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays (as appropriate).

Moneyreagh Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church is a liberal Church. All are very welcome.

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Gospel Meeting alternate Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm (Oct to April) For enquiries and transport ring William: 028 90 813500

CARRYDUFF GOSPEL HALL 1 Comber Road, Carryduff 028 9081 3899 www.carryduffgospelhall.com Sunday Services: Morning Service 11am Sunday School: 3pm Evening Service: 7pm

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CAIRNSHILL METHODIST CHURCH

1A Comber Road, Carryduff

www.cairnshillmethodist.org Rev Louise Donald 028 90 790570

www.elkanachristianfellowship.com

louise.donald@irishmethodist.org

Sunday Services: 11:30am Holy Communion on 1st Sunday Check our website for latest information on our organisations

CARRYDUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.carryduffpresbyterian.org.uk Morning Worship: 11am Fellowship Service: 6:30pm Prayer & Bible Study: Tues 8pm

RUGBY AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH at Queensfort Road, Carryduff Church tel no: 02890 814550 Sunday Services: 11am Midweek Service: of bible study and prayer Wednesdays at 7:45pm (Oct - April) Ladies Guild: 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7:45pm

BALLYMAGARRICK GOSPEL HALL Hillsborough Rd, Carryduff Tel: 02892 639224 www.ballymagarrickgospelhall.org.uk

Gospel Meeting: Sunday 7pm Sunday School: 3pm Children’s Meetings: each Tues @ 7pm. For transport ring Ruth 02892 639224.

CARR BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Clifford Morrison 028 9263 9872 Sunday Services: 11am & 6:30pm

Rev Alistair Smyth 028 90 812232 Find us on Facebook carryduffpc Sunday Services: 11:30am and 7pm Sunday School: 10:30am.

Creche and Children’s Church during Sunday morning Service.

Parents & Toddlers: Wed 10am-11.30am Lesley 90 812232 Girls Brigade: Tues, under 5s 6:30-7:45 other ages 7pm-8:45 Andrea 90814268 Boys Brigade: Thurs, age 5-8 6:30-7:30pm, age 8-11 78:15pm, age 11-18 7:30-9:45pm Lesley Carson 97 532331 Mixed Bowling Fellowship: Mondays 7:45pm Ladies PW: 1st Mon (not Jun, July & Aug) 7:45pm Lesley 90 812232 Men’s Fellowship: 2nd Tues 2pm Hugh Munro 90 812361 Afternoon Fellowship: Wed 2-4pm (Sept - April) Isobel Carson 90812834 Badminton: Wed, Juniors (under 16s) 7:158:15pm, Seniors (over 16s) 8:15-10:30pm Brian Lowry 90 813424 Table Tennis Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, PARISH OF DRUMBO AND CARRYDUFF Fr Martin Kelly 90 812238 Sunday Masses: Vigil Sat 6pm, Sunday 9am, 10:30am, 12noon The following groups meet in the Parish Centre (behind the Ivanhoe): Bridge: Sun 7:30pm - 10:30pm Seamus Sloan 90 812171 Badminton (Adults): Mon: 8:30pm Mary O’Hara 90 813142.

Bowling: Tues: 8-10pm Raymond McConvey 90 703242 Beavers: Tue 6:30-7:40, Wed 6:40-7:50 jerome.dawson@outlook.com Yoga: Tues: 7:00-8:15pm Valerie McCrory 90 795472 Cubs: Mon & Thurs 6:30-8pm. Ronan McCaughey 07752871490 Scouts: Mon & Tues: 8.00-9:30pm Joe McGrady 07948 270965 Venturers: Sun: 7.30-9.30pm Pat Polin 90 812568 Set Dancing: Thurs 8:15 - 10:30pm. Rosaleen Murphy 07703 497023 Speech & Drama: Mary Hesketh 92 607579 Irish Dancing: Norney School Alison Norney 028 90 796770 McGarrity School Alice Murray 07914 398 980 Drumbo Golf Soc: 90794833 Youth Club: Chris Conway 90 817622 Play School: Kate Toner 90 812242 Tai Chi: 90 815439

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Index of Advertisers Accountants

Driving Instructor

Smyth, McIlhone MacMullan 3

Hughes School of Motoring MR Driving

Aerials Aerial & Roofing Services

Attic Stairs Attic Ladders

Barbers

My-T-Sharp Barbers

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AWJ Thompson WG Electrics

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City EPC McGeehan Estate Agents

Beauty Salons

Events

Chic Beauty 31 Factor 1 34 Lynsey Quinn Hair & Beauty 21

Eight South Pop up Carryduff

Blinds

Memento

Bloomfield Blinds Classic Blinds

10 33

Boiler Servicing AW Boiler Services 8 AWJ Thompson 35 JF Wiggins Plumbing & Heating 10 WA Boiler Services 15

Florist and Gift Shop Blocks for Sale LP Services Johnston’s Services

Gutter Cleaning

Mark Benson Building & Joinery 20 Newtown Home Improvements 24 RDD Construction 12

Hairdresser

Car Servicing

Lough Moss Vehicle Test Centre 25 Cleaning Doctor

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Catering and Cakes Farmhouse Treats

23 37

Cleaning All Over Cleaning More to Life

39 31

Community Services Ballymagarrick Gospel Hall 41 Carr Primary School 45 Council Bin Collection Times 41 Millennium Integrated PS 47 Moneyrea Primary School 38 Community Safety Advice 43

Think Sign and Print 19 15 9 10 9

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Carryduff Home Maintenance 39

15 9

Leisure Activities Eight South

from p8: “Christmas is a time for families.”

Dorothy Koomson

Eight South

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Aerial & Roofing Services 35 All Weathers Roofing 18 Mark Benson Building & Joinery 20

Slimming Clubs Slimming World Weight Watchers

Supermarket

Tree Surgeon

Peter Stevenson

Upholstery

Gary Neeson Upholstery 29 10 13

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Carryduff Home Maintenance 39 Mark Benson Building and Joinery 20

Tutor

5

33 31

Tiling

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Ladies Clothing Gillespie Tree Care The Landscape Company

Restaurant

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Kitchens Berlin

Carryduff Home Maintenance 39 David McKelvie 2

Autumn View Clarke Cunningham Tree Maintenance Gillespie Tree Care

Kennels and Cattery Down Street Kitchens

19

Property Maintenance

Spar, Carryduff 19

Joiner Greggs of Carryduff

17 30 33

Roofing

Housing Association

Wordsearch Hidden Phrase 50

Promotional Signage

David McKelvie 2 Mark Benson Building & Joinery 20

18

Dog Grooming Handsome Hounds Shaws Paws

7

Handyman

Oaklee Trinity

Plumbing & Heating

Good Feet Home Care Podiatry Mark Lowe

Head Office 11 Lynsey Quinn Hair & Beauty 21

Academy of Strength

Ivanhoe Painting & Decorating 14

Podiatrist

Landscaping

Computer Repairs MPY Computers

Johnston’s Services

9

Painter & Decorator

13 26, 27

Health and Fitness

Chimney Sweep Sweeps Away

7

Garden Maintenance All Over Gardening

12

Music Tutoring

Adrian Murray Plumbing 25 D Glavin Plumbing & Heating 37 JF Wiggins Plumbing & Heating 10

Fuel Supplies

Builder

Carpet Cleaning

8

Estate Agent 20

A.R.M. Locksmiths Chantal Ailsby

35 37

Energy Performance Cert’s

Bathrooms Brae Bathrooms

Electrician

Locksmith 24 9

39 20 29 8 10

Window Cleaning

Professional Window Cleaning 8

Wine Merchant Winemark

9

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Puzzle Solutions

Sudoku solution

Louise Gallagher Competition from Nov Carryduff Focus - winner is Leslie Drennan from Ravenhill

from p18, (right):

Crossword solution from p14 : Across: 7 Tomato, 8 Around, 9 Dead, 10 Restrain, 11 Scatter, 13 Cries, 15 About, 17 Good-bye, 20 Familiar, 21 Need, 23 Reveal, 24 Grease.

Quiz Solution from page 24 1. Auld Lang Syne 2. Cry and Pout ("You'd

Down: 1 Done, 2 Bandit, 3 Journey, 4 Harsh, 5 Horror, 6 Entirely, 12 Cabbages, 14 Courage, 16 United, 18 Donkey, 19 Girly, 22 Easy.

better watch out; you'd better not cry; you'd better not pout; I'm telling you why") 3. Sting ("Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears") 4. Mr

Blobby 5. Galway Bay 6. Jingle Bells 7. The Vietnam War 8. 26th ("on the feast of Stephen") 9. Gary Barlow 10. 184 (7 swans-a-swimming on

Codeword solution from p12 : 1

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I

2

U

15

Q

3

S

16

K

4

X

17

R

5

B

18

T

6

J

19

A

7

C

20

H

8

E

21

D

9

L

22

Z

10

11

12

13

23

24

25

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